Pöttinger’s SENSOSAFE is an assistance system for detecting and protecting wild animals. An optical sensor bar is mounted directly on the mower or an intermediate frame. If a signal is sent to the mower’s hydraulics system, it automatically raises the front mower. Several SENSOSAFE prototypes have been subjected to intensive testing…
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Pessl Instruments has announced that its internet of things (IoT) and decision support system platform FieldClimate is now integrated with Microsoft Azure Farmbeats. This partnership enables farmers to make more data-driven decisions, and agronomists and researchers to build analytic models on top of aggregated data sets. Fieldclimate was one of…
Wisbech Monitor Farm joins AHDB’s Farm Excellence network with the aim of harnessing the power of technology to oversee his network of contract farming arrangements. Andrew Melton and son Sam run a sprawling contract farming operation, stretching approximately 15 miles around their family farm in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. They use data…
Knight Farm Machinery is further improving its flagship TrailBlazer range of trailed sprayers with the introduction of the ‘PRO’ range, which adds a number of innovations, including fitting all machines with a sprung drawbar. Other Trailblazer-Pro innovations include design and equipment upgrades and a range of ideas that will benefit…
A large UK agri-food consortium has been formed to address agricultural labour shortages by accelerating the use of robotics and automation (R&A) for picking and packing soft fruit and vegetables. The consortium plans to trial several new robot-based systems this growing season, on farms producing strawberries, apples, blueberries, lettuce and…
Artificial Intelligence has been used to identify a reduction in winter sown crops. This could decrease wheat, barley and oat yields by 12%, 5% and 5% respectively vs. 2019. Last Autumn parts of the UK saw twice the average seasonal rainfall. This was followed by some of the worst winter…
John Deere’s leading precision ag technology solutions for arable farmers and contractors are featured on the company’s virtual stand (525) at Cereals LIVE 2020 on June 10 and 11, alongside the latest new products. Making their event debut are the 7R and 8R Series tractors, including the brand new 8RX…
A partnership between two emerging agricultural technology companies is bringing together drone and satellite data in a crop scouting app. Skippy Scout, an app developed by Drone Ag, will be enhanced with satellite data from French technology pioneer SpaceSense. The collaboration will see the two technology specialists share data to…
The Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust (NFST) has announced that they will be awarding 2021 Scholarships and are still accepting online applications. The Trust will support Nuffield Farming Scholars to meet the unique challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic as they complete their Scholarship studies in the coming years. “This crisis…
Delayed harvests are an expensive problem for international farming. Overseas crops are grown to a specified shipment window, which provides retailers with a constant supply of fresh produce. If windows are missed, growers are generally responsible for making up the shortfall. Purchasing produce from a third-party supplier or airfreight are…